Jun 12, 2013 | Friend |
Stampin' Up rocked it with the new Flower Shop stamp set & the coordinating Pansy Punch. If you go back in time, you will remember a technique where you heat embossed with white embossing powder on vellum cardstock. It's been a while since I used that technique on a card. But, the Flower Shop stamp seemed like a good candidate.
After embossing the flowers, I turned the vellum over. Using ink pads with sponge daubers, I colored the back of the image with different color inks. Some people like to use markers but I wanted a little more control on the color intensity and I feel that daubers give me that control. You can apply as little or as much ink as you desire. And, I did not have to stay in the lines because the flowers would be punched out. Craft ink can take a long time to dry on vellum but the first setting on the Heat Tool worked like a charm to dry the ink quickly. No fussy cutting for this girl! The Pansy Punch is a sweet match for the Flower Shop stamp set
The Honeycomb Embossing Folder provides some texture for the background. After adhering my flowers with glue dots, I felt that the card needed more color. The 3/8" Ruffle Stretch Trim stacked 3-deep with the help of glue dots, added a unique look. But, I still felt that the card needed something else.
You probably noticed that I have a pattern of "three" going on with this card. Must be my math background or something, but I really wanted to continue the pattern of three. Consequently, I needed a smallish sentiment in order to repeat the pattern on 3 strips of In Color c.s. I stamped the sentiment in Jet Black Staz On and of course, the Stamp-A-Ma-Jig was a neccesity for me to get these lined up.
STAMPIN' UP SUPPLIES USED:
stamps – Flower Shop 130939 wood, 130942 clear, Six-Sided Sample 130953 wood, 130956 clear
ink – Whisper White Craft Ink 101731, Jet Black Staz On 101406
Paper – Whisper White c.s.100730, 2013-2015 In Color Cardstock 131200
accessories – Pansy Punch130698, Honeycomb Embossing Folder 129378, Strawberry Slush 3/8" Ruffle Stretch Trim 130023, Crisp Cantaloupe 3/8" Ruffle Stretch Trim 130021, Coastal Cabana 3/8" Ruffle Stretch trim 130024, In Color Boutique Dahlias 127556, Heat Tool 129053, Pearl Basic Jewels 119247
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Hugs,
Ginger
Jun 11, 2013 | Friend |
The sun is shining with beautiful blue skies and a balmy temperature of 80 degress. Could the day be any more perfect? Well, maybe if I was sitting on my deck with an icy cold glass of ice tea visiting with you!
Almost as nice as the scenario above, I have been in my cool (not icy cold) basement dreamining about flowers and butterflies. This morning I knew that I wanted to create a z-fold card with some flowers. That was about the extent of my idea. But, you know how it goes. You start creating and pretty soon the card kinda has a direction it wants to go. Or at least, that is what it was like today.
Later in the week, I will try to post some hints about using the Pansy Punch to punch out the flowers stamped with the Flower Shop. I discovered a trick by trial and error for lining up the punch and the flower. Be sure to check back.
The sentiment is usually the last thing that I stamp. Looking at the white embossed cardstock, I decided that I needed a bit of color. So, keeping with the "summer" theme, I stamped the sentiment found in the Six-Sided Sampler on a bird punched out of Daffodil Delight from the Brights DSP Stack with the Bird Builder Punch. Whoo – that was a mouth full!
Because the card is a z-fold card, I wanted to make sure that it would stay closed until the card is opened. The new Crisp Cantaloups 3/8" Ruffle Stretch Trim not only dressed the card up with a punch of color, but because the ribbon is stretchy, it makes it easy to slide it off and on the card.
If you need any of the supplies ued on my card today, please click on the shop now button at the top of my blog page.
STAMPIN' UP SUPPLIES USED:
stamps – Flower Shop 130939 wood, 130942 clear, Six-Sided Sample 130953 wood, 130956 clear
ink – Jet Black Staz On 101406, Coastal Canana 131175, Crisp Cantaloupe 131176, Pistachio Pudding 131177, Strawberry Slush 131178, Daffodil Delight 126944
paper – Whisper White, 2013-2015 In Color Designer Series Paper Stack 130136, Brights Designer Series Paper Stack 130134,
accessories – Pansy Flower Punch 130698, Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder 117335, Crisp Cantaloupe 3/8" Ruffle Stretch Trim 130021, Pearl Basic Jewels 119247, In Color Dahlias 127556, Bitty Butterfly Punch 129406, Stampin' Dimensionals104430, Glue Dots 103683
Thanks for stopping by my blog today!
Hugs,
Ginger
Jun 10, 2013 | Thinking of You |
The question of the day is whether I should confess or not? What do you think? Okay, here comes the confession. When I first saw the stamp set Regarding Dahlias, I did not like it at all. Several days later, when I looked at it again, I LOVED it. I am embarrassed now to think about what I thought about this set. I am sure that we will become good friends! Don't be surprised if you see this set used again on my blog.
Looking at this stamp, it struck me that it would be very nice just stamped in black with little or nor color. I like the combination of black & yellow so I knew that I would use yellow as my accent color.
My favorite paper pack this week is Modern Medley. The polka dot background came from this pack. I have been itching to use the new Candy Dots. And, they were the perfect accent for the sentiment. A bit of Daffodil Delight 1/4" Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon added the final touch.
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Hugs,
Ginger
